Police and federal investigators are looking into whether the man suspected of robbing the ESSA Bank inside Weis Markets in Mount Pocono on Thursday is linked to the so-called "Silent Bandit" behind a wave of similar robberies in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Police and federal investigators are looking into whether the man suspected of robbing the ESSA Bank inside Weis Markets in Mount Pocono on Thursday is linked to the so-called "Silent Bandit" behind a wave of similar robberies in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Pocono Mountain Regional Police had released a description of the man, a Hispanic male wearing a yellow shirt and khaki pants driving an older model brown Buick. Shortly after the robbery, which happened around 12:15 p.m., state police located the suspect on Route 611 in Scotrun, stopped his vehicle and took him into custody.

At that point, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was contacted.

The man, who police have not yet identified due to the ongoing investigation, is expected to appear before a federal magistrate in connection with today's robbery, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police Chief Harry Lewis.

Lewis said the suspect entered the bank, threatened the bank tellers and demanded money. Reports indicated he did not display a weapon.

The FBI has been investigating a series of five bank robberies in the Lehigh Valley and New Jersey since April 3 that have been linked to one person. A sixth, unsuccessful, robbery reported Wednesday at a PNC Bank branch in Flemington, N.J., was also believed to be linked to the "Silent Bandit."

All of the robberies happened at banks inside grocery stores. The suspect in those incidents was described as an olive skin male in his late 40s or early- to mid-50s; 5 feet 6 inches tall with a medium build and having short black or dark hair and a bushy mustache, according to the FBI.

In those incidents, the suspect did not speak and instead presented to tellers a threatening note that included his demands.